Wi-Fi Router Cisco-Linksys Wrt54g2

Wi-Fi Router Cisco-Linksys Wrt54g2

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The Linksys WRT54G Wi-Fi series is a series of Wi-Fi –capable residential gateways marketed by Linksys , a subsidiary of Cisco from 2003 until acquired by Belkin in 2013. A residential gateway connects a local area network (such as a home network ) to a wide area network (such as the Internet ).

Models in this series use one of various 32-bit MIPS processors. [1] All WRT54G models support Fast Ethernet for wired data links , and 802.11b/gn for wireless data links.

The original WRT54G was first released in December 2002. It has a 4+1 port network switch (the Internet/WAN port is part of the same internal network switch, but on a different VLAN ). The devices have two removable antennas connected through Reverse Polarity TNC connectors. The WRT54GC router is an exception and has an internal antenna with optional external antenna.

As a cost-cutting measure, the design of the latest version of the WRT54G no longer has detachable antennas or TNC connectors. Instead, version 8 routers simply route thin wires into antenna 'shells' eliminating the connector. As a result, Linksys HGA7T and similar external antennas are no longer compatible with this model.

Until version 5, [2] WRT54G shipped with Linux -based firmware.

Linksys is an American company selling data networking hardware products mainly to home users and small businesses. Its products include wired and wireless routers , Ethernet switches, VoIP equipment, wireless Internet video cameras, audio visual products and network storage systems.

Linksys was founded in 1988 by the couple Victor and Janie Tsao , both Taiwanese immigrants to the United States. They were purchased by Cisco in 2003, and sold to Belkin , the current owners, in 2013. [1] [2] Its products were branded as Linksys by Cisco when it was part of Cisco.

Belkin has kept the Linksys brand and released new products under its name since acquiring it. [3]

Linksys products are sold to consumers off-the-shelf from consumer electronics stores, Internet retailers, and big-box retail stores such as supermarkets. Significant competitors in the home and small business networking market segment include D-Link , TP-Link and Netgear.

In 1988, the married couple Janie and Victor Tsao founded DEW International, later renamed Linksys, in the garage of their Irvine, California home. The founders were immigrants from Taiwan who held second jobs as consultants specializing in pairing American technology vendors with manufacturers in Taiwan. [4] The company's first products were printer sharers that connected multiple PCs to printers. From this, it expanded into Ethernet hubs, network cards, and cords. By 1994, it had grown to 55 employees with annual revenues of $6.5 million. [4]